Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson (17 May 1950-) was the Labour Party MP for Hull West and Hessle from 1 May 1997 to 3 May 2017, succeeding Stuard Randall and preceding Emma Hardy. He held a variety of ministries under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Home Secretary.

Biography
Alan Johnson was born in London, England in 1950, and he was orphaned at 13, graduated from school at 15, and became a postman at 18. He joined the Labour Party in 1971 and became a full-time union official in 1987, and he soon gravitated towards the party's right-wing from his original communist ideology. Johnson was elected to Parliament in 1997 as the Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle, serving until 2017. He served as Minister for Higher Education from 2003 to 2004, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2004 to 2005, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from 2005 to 2006, Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, and Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010.